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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bridgend County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,496 approved · 1,695 refused · 951 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Mar 2006 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
2 Joslin Road Litchard Bridgend CF35 6BD
Received 13 Nov 201214 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 6 Apr 2018Ermington 28 Waun Bant Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6DE
Received 5 Sept 2016Plot 31 Fence Line Parc Tyn Y Coed Bridgend
Received 20 Apr 200768 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9PX
Received 31 Jul 201910 Brick Row Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9HD
Received 15 Mar 20101st Floor Flat 12 Suffolk Place Porthcawl CF36 3EA
Received 24 Oct 2016Reubens Field Newbridge Fields Adj Park Court Road Bridgend
Received 7 Nov 20078 Broad Oak Way Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4EQ
Received 10 Dec 2012Y Llety Heol Yr Ysgol Coity CF35 6BL
Received 16 Jan 20127 Rhodfa'r Coed Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9GE
Received 24 Feb 2012Windrush Ton Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PT
Received 21 Aug 2013Land Adj To 19 Betws Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9HY
Received 4 Mar 201021 Charles Street Bridgend CF31 1TG
Received 30 Jul 2012Land North Of Abergarw Trading Est. Brynmenyn
Received 16 Jun 2015Bridgend Designer Outlet The Derwen Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 5 Nov 20155 St Clares Court Porthcawl CF36 5DS
Received 5 Oct 2023Jortonette 10 Clos Pwll Clai Tondu CF32 9BZ
Received 5 Jun 2018Felindre Mill Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5HU
Received 21 Dec 2007Allotments at Badgers Brook/Meadow Rise Brackla Bridgend
Received 18 Dec 2020Anwen Care Home Heol Pant-Yr-Awel Pant-Yr-Awel Ogmore Vale CF32 7LA
Received 16 Nov 201524 Austin Avenue Newton Porthcawl CF36 5RS
Received 3 Feb 2023Heronstone Villa Hernston Lane Bridgend CF31 3BX
Received 28 Jul 200937 Beechwood Grove Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6SU
Received 9 Mar 2010Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bridgend County Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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